Biology:Panopa croizati
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Panopa croizati | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panopa |
| Species: | P. croizati
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| Binomial name | |
| Panopa croizati (Horton, 1973)
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Horton's mabuya (Panopa croizati) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[1] The species is endemic to Venezuela.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, croizati, is in honor of Italian-born botanist Léon Croizat.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. croizati is rocky areas in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,400 m (5,900–7,900 ft).[2]
Behavior
P. croizati is terrestrial[2] and diurnal[1]
Reproduction
P. croizati is viviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Panopa croizati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 18 November 2021 - ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya croizati, p. 61).
Further reading
- Hedges SB, Conn CE (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244. (Panopa croizati, new combination, p. 137).
- Horton DR (1973). "A New Species of Mabuya (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Venezuela". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 75–77. (Mabuya croizati, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3362381 entry
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